This is often accentuated by the fact that they have not fully assimilated some basic concepts of mathematics, (2) which are essential for all the scientific disciplines. In addition, the attractive theme of haute cuisine made the activity dynamic and enjoyable both for students and for the teacher.Īnother important aspect related to chemistry students’ motivation is that many of them do not understand concepts where equations are needed and, hence, they solve, for example, stoichiometric problems mechanically, without truly understanding what they are doing. The undergraduates reviewed some stoichiometry concepts which we had previously observed that they had problems understanding. The students’ answers to a final survey revealed that the general opinion regarding the activity was highly positive. Furthermore, dividing students into groups also boosted their cooperative skills. The problems were contextualized in the use of siphons, isomalt sugar, and the spherification technique. A Game-Based Learning (GBL) approach was used to solve the exercises and make the activity more appealing and interesting by adding fun to the learning process. The proposed novel strategy, called “MasterChemist”, involved the participation of Spanish first-year university students taking the subject General Chemistry in the Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering. In the literature to date, there is no evidence of haute cuisine having been employed to contextualize stoichiometry problem statements with its everyday applications. This article presents and discusses the results of an educational innovation that seeks to introduce the world of molecular gastronomy in chemistry lessons as a means to review stoichiometry and offer an alternative way to learn.
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